Abstract:In order to study the dynamic properties of red clay under cyclic loading conditions,a series of cyclic triaxial tests are carried out on undisturbed red clay obtained from Shanglin county,Guangxi.The impacts of water content,confining pressure,and consolidation stress ratio on the dynamic properties of red clay such as the dynamic stress-strain relationship,dynamic elastic modulus,and damping ratio are analyzed.It is indicated from the test results that the stress-strain curve of red clay from Guangxi is close to a hypobolic style;due to the effects of the initial shear stress,a higher dynamic stress is needed to obtain the same strain under anisotropic consolidation as under isotropic consolidation;the dynamic modulus decreases as the dynamic strain increases;the decrease in amplitude decreases with the increase of the dynamic strain;and the initial stress state has the most significant impact on the dynamic elastic modulus.The damping ratio is affected by the consolidation stress ratio,confining pressure,and water content of red clay from Guangxi,and it increases as the dynamic strain increases,with its value distributed between 0.1 and 0.2.The damping ratio data has a high discreteness.Based on the hyperbolic model by Konder,test data are fitted,and relevant parameters are obtained.This research could be a reference for further design of dynamic properties and numerical calculation,and it also provides relevant parameters.